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Pipeline Transmission

What is Pipeline Transmission?

Transporting natural gas is made possible through a network of transmission pipelines. These complex networks are responsible for moving natural gas from production locations to distribution locations and onto the consumer.

What is Pipeline Transmission?

Wellhead

Raw natural gas is gathered from the wellhead and sent to a processing facility to be analyzed and cleaned.

Wellhead

Condensates Removed

After condensates and water are removed, the natural gas proceeds to the transmission pipeline system.

Condensates Removed

Pressures Maintained

Natural gas pipeline pressures are maintained at a relatively high pressure by compressor stations which are typically placed at 100 mile intervals along the pipeline.

Pressures Maintained

Distribution

The gas will travel through the pipeline, often passing through several compression stations until reaching its final destination – distribution for fuel, energy consumption, etc.

Distribution

What is Pipeline Transmission?

Transporting natural gas is made possible through a network of transmission pipelines. These complex networks are responsible for moving natural gas from production locations to distribution locations and onto the consumer.

Wellhead

Raw natural gas is gathered from the wellhead and sent to a processing facility to be analyzed and cleaned.

Condensates Removed

After condensates and water are removed, the natural gas proceeds to the transmission pipeline system.

Pressures Maintained

Natural gas pipeline pressures are maintained at a relatively high pressure by compressor stations which are typically placed at 100 mile intervals along the pipeline.

Distribution

The gas will travel through the pipeline, often passing through several compression stations until reaching its final destination – distribution for fuel, energy consumption, etc.

Pipeline Transmissions Compressors

Gas Engine Driven:

Pipeline transmission compressors are driven by gas engines, utilizing a small portion of the transmitted gas to power the compression.

Flexibility:

Pipeline transmission compressors often require a wide range of capacity control steps to maintain proper flow at the highest efficiency.

Efficiency:

Pipeline compressors operate under a very low ratio of compression, but high flow requirements. These low compression ratios and high flows require special cylinders that offer very high compression efficiency. The special features of Ariel pipeline cylinders are large valves and larger flow areas for greatly reduced gas passage losses.

Case Studies

Gathering in the Marcellus

The Liberty Resources division of Mark West is the largest processor of natural gas in the Marcellus shale. The company provides fully integrated natural gas midstream and processing services in the liquids-rich areas of Southwest Pennsylvania and Northern West Virginia.

Dominion Rural Valley Station

In recent years, Western Pennsylvania has seen an increase in natural gas discoveries within the Marcellus shale formation. Due to this increase, companies like Dominion Transmission are constructing additional outlets and using Ariel compressors to help bring more natural gas to market.